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  1. Around the world rapidly rising food prices are forcing people to change their eating habits. In Bangladesh for example potatoes are being promoted as an alternative to rice, which is in short supply. Their slogan is what? (Newsweek 9/6/2008)
  2. Ongoing work to construct artificial reefs and floodgates too keep Venice from turning into a modern day Atlantis have yielded surprising results ? an underwater paradise with 250 species of flora and fauna, rivalling even the most teeming Caribbean dive spots. However, even with its new floodgates studies predict that Venice won?t stay above water for more than another how many years? (Newsweek 16/6/2008)
  3. Could Brazil take the No. 1 spot. The Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras has discovered two vast new fields driving up its market cap and overtaking Microsoft in the world?s top companies. What position is it at now? (Newsweek 16/6/2008)
  4. A new exhibition at the Museum of London shows artifacts in the form of original photographs, letters, police reports and curios never before seen by the public that relate to the ?Jack the Ripper? case that took place between 1888 and 1191. How many murders are attributed to the killer? (Newsweek 23/6/2008)
  5. Amid a global commodities boom, Argentina should be one of the big winners, but it is not. Why? (Newsweek 23/6/2008)
  6. We all know that petrol is $4 a gallon and oil is ?135 a barrel. What are the figures expected to be by 2012? (Newsweek 23/6/2008)
  7. Facebook has a ceiling at the number of friends a person can have. What is that number? (Newsweek 23/6/2008)
  8. Bill Gates has retired from Microsoft, now 52 he has worked there since he co-founded the company as a teenager. How many weeks had he worked there? (Newsweek 30/6/2008)
  9. How many years have passed since China embraced capitalism? (Newsweek 30/6/2008)
  10. The Mediterranean island of Cyprus has remained divided for many years following its invasion by Turkey. This year however there seems to be a real hope of reunification. What year did Turkey invade? (Newsweek 30/6/2008)

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